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Charter schools act like they are a more specialized, caring option for your child.
In reality, many charters are run by mega-corporations who pick students that fit their business model and kick out those who don’t.



Some charter executives make
over $1 million

Your Money:
Taxes going to millionaires

Many charter schools are run by corporations. They take tax dollars meant for public schools and put them away in bank accounts of private businesses that are unaccountable.

Some charter executives make
over $1 million

Corporate charter school boards: NOT local, NOT part of our community

Public schools have school boards who are members of the community and are voted on by people who live in the district. You have a direct say in the people running your community’s public school.

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Profit – the only thing corporate charter schools care about

Your Children:
Not students, but numbers

Corporate charters kick out students who they see as trouble or not fitting their business model.

Profit – the only thing corporate charter schools care about

Fewer ELL students, FEWER students with disabilities Statewide compared to community public schools

All corporate charters care about is students who will do well on tests and they kick out students who won’t 

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About half of all charter schools nationwide close in 15 years; more than 25% close after just 5 years

- The Washington Post

Your Security:
Charter schools are unreliable and unaccountable

When charter schools fail – and they do – children and their families are left out in the cold.

About half of all charter schools nationwide close in 15 years More than 25% close after just 5 years

- The Washington Post

Nearly 2,000 students have had to find new schools due to charter school closures in Western NY alone since 2021

Charter schools also don’t play by the same rules as community public schools. How every penny is spent at a public school is available for you to see and ask about at your local board meeting. That isn’t the case for charter schools, who file confusing monetary reports and hide money in categories or outside agencies.

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